LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

tortiō

tortiō f (genitive tortiōnis)
Classical[ˈtɔr.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔr.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. torment, torture

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetortiōtortiōnēs
genitivetortiōnistortiōnum
dativetortiōnītortiōnibus
accusativetortiōnemtortiōnēs
ablativetortiōnetortiōnibus
vocativetortiōtortiōnēs

tortĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. torment, torture (late Lat.): tortione legitimā peribunt, Firm. Math. 8, 15: vesicae, Veg. Vet. 1, 46 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terkʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*torkʷ-éye-ti
  3. Proto-Italic*torkʷejō
  4. Proto-Italic*torkʷeō
  5. Latintortiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tortiō From torqueō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalantorçó
  • Portuguesetorção
  • Spanishtorzón
  • Spanishtorozón
  • Galiciantorzón
  • Galiciantarazón
  • Galicianterzón
  • Galiciantrozón

In English words that came into English from tortiō

  • torsiontorsiō

Quick answers

What does tortiō mean in Latin?
tortiō, a noun, means “torment, torture”.
What is the genitive of tortiō?
The genitive singular is tortiōnis. tortiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce tortiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɔr.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɔr.t͡si.o].
Where does tortiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye-ti → Proto-Italic *torkʷejō → Proto-Italic *torkʷeō → Latin tortiō.